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HENRY L.' DICKENSCN, CF EAST BERLIN, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Parent No. 64,7552, dated Illay 14, -1867.

IMPROVED MEASURE AND FUNNEL COMBINED..

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TO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONCERN:

Beit known vthat I, HENRY L. DICKENSON, of East Berlin, county-of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, nave invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Combined Liquor Measure and Funnel; vand to enable others skilled in the artto make and use the same, I will proceed to describe it, referring to the drawings, in which the same letters indicate like parts in each of the gures. I

Vessels for measuring liquors are usuallyiniafle of various sizes, as pint, quart, gallon, &c. .The required quantity wanted is usually drawn in a measure of suitable capacity therefor, and poured therefrom through a tunnel into a jug or other vessel. By the use of this improvement the liquor may be drawn into a graduated measure, having a tunnel valve nozzle attached to the under sidevotI th'ejmeasure, so that by simply placing said nozzle into theineck of the jug, and slightlypressing the measure down, the valve will open aud allow the liquor to low freely from the measure into said jug.

In the accompanying'drawings, A is :i measure, which may be made of any given capacity, and with rings or other marks formed on'the body thereof to indicate various quantities to be drawn or measured therein. B is the'bottom of said measure, which is'made dislliug, C is a nozzle, securedt'o the underside and to the centre of said'dishing bottom. C is asleeve, the'nside of which is made larger thairthe outside of the n ozzle C, the object of which is to form an air passage between C and C. Thesleeve C is provided with a collar, D. Between this collar I) and bottom B, over the nozzle C, is arraugei a spring, E, thc ollioevof which is to press the flange or collar D downward from the bottom B. Fis a valve-rod, which passes up through the npzzle C, and is secured to the valve G, the lower end of which' is secured to the sleeve C', by means of which, in connection with the action of the spring E, the valve G is compressed upon the upper cud of the nozzle C. l

Now, it will be clearly seen that when a given quantity of liquor has been drawn inthis measure, by simply placing its sleeve Cl into the oriiicepf a jug o1` otherivessel, and pressing down, the spring will yield to the pressure, and the valve will be lifted, so thattho liquor may flow freely from said measure into thejug,4 It will be further noticeable that asthe liquor is lowinl from said measure into a jug, the-space between the nozzle C and the sleeve C alords a passage for lthe escape of air from the jug or vessel. H are supports, secured to the'z lower cud of the measure, for the purpose of protecting the nozzle from injury. I is a handle, made and secured to the measure in the usual way. v I

I believe I have thus shown the nature, construction, and advantage of this improvement, so as to enable others skilled to make and use the same therefrom. I

What I claim therefor, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the measure A and nozzle C with the valve G, sleeve C', and .spring E, substantially as and-for the purpose described.

' HENRY L. DICKENSON. [1.. 5.]

Witnesses:

ALFRED NORTH, CnAnLns E. SCOTT. 

